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Kalyan is a central line suburb of Mumbai , India . It is a part of Greater Mumbai Agglomeration . GEOGRAPHY Kalyan city is located by the estuary of the Ulhas River with access to the Arabian Sea . Kalyan is 48 km (30 mi) north-east of Mumbai and is part of the Greater Mumbai area. Overcrowding in Mumbai and incentives from the government to develop areas outside of Mumbai have attracted industrial business as well as industrial employees to Kalyan. Kalyan is also one of the best places to live in Mumbai, as it is far away from the pollution of the main city. Kalyan Junction is a very important railway station for suburban travel as well as for long distance trains. The line splits into two at Kalyan Junction, one heads south-east for Karjat , the other heads north-east for Kasara . On the eastern side of the city is a large industrial complex where electrical equipment, Rayon , and dyes and other chemicals are manufactured. There are also a large number of textile-based Cottage Industries . HISTORY Kalyan was a port back in the Gupta dynasty. Extensive ruins in Kalyan indicate the city's former magnificence. It was occupied by the Bijapur sultanate (a Muslim state) in the 1500s and later by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan , who fortified the city in the mid- 1600s . Later the Marathas won back the area, making Kalyan one of their strategic centers because it guarded the entrance to Bombay and the western coast of India. Kashibai, wife of Peshwa Bajirao was born in Kalyan. After the British defeated the Marathas at the end of the 18th Century , Kalyan became part of the Bombay Presidency , a British province that became Bombay State after India's independence in 1947 . CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS Kalyan has been experiencing a rapid growth as many people who work in Mumbai have opted to live here and commute to Mumbai . The housing is affordable compared to Mumbai. The travel time is approximately 45 minutes by fast trains and 1 hr 15 minutes by slow trains. There are many trains originating from Kalyan and going towards Mumbai CST. Also many residents from the neighbouring crowded Ulhasnagar have opted to move out to Kalyan where a spate of new luxurious housing with facilities such as jogging tracks, gardens and swimming pools are coming up. Kalyan is also well connected to Thane by road which is 35 minutes away. Kalyan has its own bus service, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT) run by the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation. This service serves the twin cities of Kalyan and Dombivli as well as the villages around. It also has routes which serve Vashi and CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai . Buses from Navi Mumbai Muncipal Transport ( NMMT ) also run till Dombivli. Kalyan also has a vegetable market where farmers from the neighbouring villages and from Nashik and beyond sell their goods. As you enter Kalyan from the Bhiwandi by road, you will see the ruins of Durgadi fort. Along the creek side are old brick lighthouses, which were used to guide vessels coming in from Thane creek. Part of Kalyan, including the railway station, Shivaji Chowk, Zunjarrao Nagar and Bail Bajar were submerged in more than 7 feet of water on 26th July 2005 when heavy rains caused the Barvi Dam to overflow and release excess water. Tilak Chowk and adjoining areas were spared from this. Kalyan has had very little history of religious tensions although there is a significant presence on both the Hindus and Muslims. However on April 9 2002, there were riots at Rohidaswada which were sparked off by a tiff over Autorickshaw fare between a Muslim rickshaw driver and a Hindu passenger. {Link without Title} |
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